We’re starting to post some photos from the 2007 Highpointers Convention on Timms Hill. This photo is in a set on the Timms Hill summit day (including photos from the morning pancake breakfast).
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Robert Hyman and Nikki Hemphill won the 2007 Vin Hoeman Awards.
Robert won for decade-long effort navigating various government and local interests to get the Washington, DC highpoint surveyed and officially entered into the USGS database.
Robert said the benchmark is now being designed. He is hoping for a formal dedication of the new benchmark in July 2008.
Nikki Hemphill and Robert Hyman won the 2007 Vin Hoeman Award for her legendary leading the “crews” at the conventions.
She’s the official convention liaison and has made organizing the conventions much easier and fun!
And for good measure everybody who had been on the crews were also award Frank Ashley awards.
Jim Sutton passes along these directions to other highpoints to visit while visiting the Convention at Timms Hill.
Jim Sutton passes along this the final schedule for events at the Highpointers Convention. Read the other articles in this thread for specific map and GPS Directions. See You in Wisconsin!
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Jim Sutton passes along these language tips for the 2007 Highpointers Convention
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The time is at hand to say “Cheese.” Ignore the time stamp on the article. Here’s the last minute lowdown written by Jim Sutton on July 3.
Maine won the straw poll but Steve Urbanski and Roger Rowlett were the only ones to make a formal bid for the 2009 convention and New Jersey won! The poll is still here for your amusement!
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The 2007 Highpointers Convention will be July 27 and 28 in Wiconsin.
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Jim Sutton promising “cheese” bested the Flying Urbanski brothers buckeye push in the competition for the 2007 Convention in the Midwest.
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